Zhob
Sign in to saveZhob (; ), formerly known as Fort Sandeman, is a city and district headquarters of the Zhob District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Zhob is located on the banks of the Zhob river. It lies 337 kilometres away from Quetta, the capital of Balochistan.
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Place details
- Locality
- ژوب
- Region
- بلوچستان
- Country
- پاکستان
- Population
- 50,537
- Timezone
- Asia/Karachi
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Zhob
- Settlement.native_name
- ژوب
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- ps
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Zhob from mountain.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 240px
- Settlement.image_caption
- A view of the city
- Settlement.mapsize
- 150 px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Balochistan Pakistan#Pakistan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Balochistan
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Pakistan
- Located in
- Zhob District
- Population
- +46976
- Elevation
- +1426
- Capital of
- Zhob District
- Image
- Zhob from mountain.jpg
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Zhob (; ), formerly known as Fort Sandeman, is a city and district headquarters of the Zhob District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Zhob is located on the banks of the Zhob river. It lies 337 kilometres away from Quetta, the capital of Balochistan.
During the British colonial era, it was named Fort Sandeman after the British Indian Army officer Robert Groves Sandeman. It obtained its current name in 1976 when the then prime minister of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto changed its name.